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Thomas A. Gillette — 18 Patents

WHWhirlpool: 15 patents #268 of 3,654Top 8%
General Motors: 2 patents #6,303 of 18,328Top 35%
MCMalzine Co.: 1 patents #39 of 89Top 45%
Stevensville, MI: #38 of 246 inventorsTop 20%
Michigan: #4,731 of 86,293 inventorsTop 6%
Overall (All Time): #245,716 of 4,157,543Top 6%
18 Patents All Time
Thomas A. Gillette has been granted 18 US patents while listed as an inventor at Whirlpool. The first was granted in 2003 and the most recent in December 2024. Thomas A. Gillette ranks #245,716 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 5.9%). Patent records list Thomas A. Gillette in Stevensville, MI, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2003 to 2024Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 2014.peak 42003: 1 patents20032014: 4 patents2015: 2 patents20152016: 2 patents2017: 1 patents20172018: 2 patents2019: 1 patents20192020: 2 patents2021: 1 patents20212023: 1 patents2024: 1 patents2024

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–18 of 18 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12172555 Torsion assist system for a folding seat back in a vehicle Venkata Narasimha R. Cherukuvada, Xavier Jesus Del Rio, Srujan Nelakuditi, Alan Garcia, Mark West +1 more 2024-12-24 $21,753,000
11701788 Food processor with adjustable blade assembly Kevin J. Beber, Alex R. Oliveira, Fernando Oliveira, Eric Tauzer, Joao Paulo M. Goncalves +8 more 2023-07-18 $5,483,000
11007664 Food processor with adjustable blade assembly Kevin J. Beber, Alex R. Oliveira, Fernando Oliveira, Eric Tauzer, Joao Paulo M. Goncalves +8 more 2021-05-18 $13,818,000
10731915 Self-contained pantry box system for insertion into an appliance Duane M. Kobos, Todd J. Tunzi 2020-08-04 $13,143,000
10582808 Food processing device with an externally operated adjustment mechanism Kevin J. Beber, David J. Gushwa, Yung Leong Hin, Jeffrey Carl Loebig, Euan Skinner Macleod +3 more 2020-03-10 $6,034,000
10449685 Food processor with adjustable blade assembly Kevin J. Beber, Alex R. Oliveira, Fernando Oliveira, Eric Tauzer, Joao Paulo M. Goncalves +8 more 2019-10-22 $6,542,000
9937834 Seat assembly Scott D. Thomas 2018-04-10 $14,791,000
9897370 Self-contained pantry box system for insertion into an appliance Duane M. Kobos, Todd J. Tunzi 2018-02-20 $4,981,000
9675946 Mixing bowl liner and lid Steven C. Drees, David M. Neidlinger, Paul S. Paget 2017-06-13 $11,304,000
9522399 Food processor and adjustable cutting assembly Michael P. Conti, David J. Gushwa, Duane M. Kobos, Anthony S. Roberts, Nicholas L. Stuart 2016-12-20 $15,036,000
9265381 Food processing device with an externally operated adjustment mechanism Kevin J. Beber, David J. Gushwa, Yung Leong Hin, Jeffrey Carl Loebig, Euan Skinner Macleod +3 more 2016-02-23 $12,400,000
9220372 Glass bowl assembly for bowl lift mixer Kaitlyn M. Benoit, Mitchell L. Robertson 2015-12-29 $7,764,000
9049965 Food processing device with an externally operated adjustment mechanism Kevin J. Beber, Daivd J. Gushwa, Yung Leong Hin, Jeffrey Carl Loebig, Euan Skinner Macleod +3 more 2015-06-09 $24,527,000
8919590 Mixing bowl liner and lid Paul S. Paget 2014-12-30 $11,326,000
D708010 Outside snap on lid for disposable stand mixer bowl liner Paul S. Paget 2014-07-01
D708009 Inside snap on lid for disposable stand mixer bowl liner Paul S. Paget 2014-07-01
D702487 Glass bowl assembly for a bowl lift mixer Mitchell L. Robertson, Kaitlyn M. Benoit 2014-04-15
6557869 Versatile hand truck Richard A. Gillette, Nathan J. Hull, Bruce L. Hailston 2003-05-06